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Rapid Trident 2014 begins in Ukraine
Soldiers from 15 nations began two weeks of collective training, with a ceremony yesterday, at the International Peacekeeping and Security...
Australia Sends Air Task Force to Iraq
Following the Government’s decision to prepare to contribute to international led efforts to disrupt and degrade ISIL, the Australian Defence...
China offers Russia ‘helping hand’ in Xi, Putin talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Moscow to offer each other a "helping hand" in the face of...
Ukraine in NATO would be ‘unprecedented challenge’: Russia
Russia said emphatically on Tuesday it did not want Ukraine to become a NATO member, describing such a possibility as...
US still concerned after arms treaty talks with Russia
Washington's concerns that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty "were not assuaged" during a meeting between the two sides...
Europe’s Defense Retrenchment Appears Over, But What Comes Next?
Following a prolonged period of budgetary reductions, Europe's larger defense environment appears to have reached its low threshold. But instead...
Obama Announces Counterterror Campaign Against ISIL
The United States will lead a broad coalition of nations to take the fight to the Islamic State of Iraq...
NATO Leaders Take Decisions to Ensure Robust Alliance
The Alliance’s 28 leaders at their Wales Summit on Friday (5 September 2014) agreed on a Readiness Action Plan to...
NATO Looking to Step Up Protection In Eastern Europe
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is meeting this Thursday and Friday to go over ways to offer better protection...
Ukraine crisis forces NATO back to basics in Europe
The Ukraine crisis is forcing NATO back to the basics of collective defence in Europe as Russia seeks to restore...
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